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New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar says he has not seen the Indian team as “off coloured” as it was against New Zealand in a long time and called for an investigation into R Ashwin’s repeated exclusion from the playing eleven.<\/p>\n
“The team looked off coloured and players looked jaded. I don’t know if it is the bio bubble fatigue or something else, I have not seen such body language in the players in a long time, Vengsarkar told PTI on a day after India’s eight-wicket loss to New Zealand.<\/p>\n
“It was quite a lacklustre performance, be it in batting or bowling. This format demands you to be energetic from ball one,” added the former India captain.<\/p>\n
In the first two games, India picked Varuan Chakaravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja as the two spinners, leaving out Ashwin who has made the white ball team after four years.<\/p>\n
Vengsarkar can’t fathom the logic behind picking Ashwin in the squad if he is not going to play.<\/p>\n
“Why is Ashwin being so dropped for so long? It is a matter of investigation. Across formats he is your best spinner with more than 600 international wickets. He is your senior most spinner and you don’t pick him.<\/p>\n
“I fail to understand. He didn’t play a single game in the England Test series also. Why do you pick him then? It is a mystery to me.”<\/p>\n
Hardik Pandya bowled for the first time in the tournament on Sunday but has not bowled regularly in a long time and is being picked more as a specialist batter.<\/p>\n
“We are too top-three dependant. When they don’t fire, the team is in trouble more often than not. I can’t talk about Hardik’s fitness sitting here. All I can say is that as an all-rounder if you are not able to contribute with bat and ball, you are going to be under pressure.”<\/p>\n
About Rohit Sharma’s demotion to number three to accommodate Ishan Kishan, Vengsarkar said it seemed like a one-off move since Suryukumar Yadav was injured.<\/p>\n
Most of the batters failed to clear the boundary in Dubai and that is another worry for Vengsarkar.<\/p>\n
“We need to have bigger boundaries in the IPL, especially in India. Most of our batters were caught in the deep yesterday,” the 65-year-old added.<\/p>\n
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